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Shakespeare's Landlord - Charlaine Harris
SUMMARY: When cleaning lady Lily Bard discovers the dead body of her nosy landlord, her plan of starting a quiet new life may end in her death. -
Shakespeare's Counselor - Charlaine Harris
SUMMARY: Cleaning woman and karate expert Lily Bard is a woman with a complicated past. Trying her best to cope with her terrifying memories and horrible nightmares, she decides to... -
Shadowfires - Dean Koontz
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Rachael Leben's request for a quick and clean divorce left her successful husband, Eric, enraged and humiliated. Seething with anger, he stormed off, straight int... -
Our Kind of Traitor - John le Carre
SUMMARY: Britain is in the depths of recession.A left-leaning young Oxford academic and his barrister girlfriend take an off-peak holiday on the Caribbean island of Antigua.By seem... -
New Orleans Noir - Julie Smith
From Publishers WeeklyThe excellent 12th entry in Akashic's city-specific noir series illustrates the diversity of the chosen locale with 18 previously unpublished short stories fr... -
New Orleans Knockout - Don Pendleton
Intermob War! And Mack Bolan jumps right in the middle. On target in the center of the deadliest battle since the Mafia was destroyed in Boston. Now the Executioner hits New Orlean... -
Mr Almost Right - Eleanor Moran
SUMMARY: What happens when you meet Mr Right, then find out that someone else has got there first? Do you: a) bury your feelings, convince yourself that nothing can ever happen bet... -
Mooch - Dan Fante
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Ten months after the death of his famous father, Dan Fante's antihero, Bruno Dante is back. He has cleaned himself up, straightened out, is attending AA and back ... -
Los Angeles Noir - Denise Hamilton
From Publishers WeeklyAkashic's city-themed noir series (_New Orleans Noir_, etc.) finally reaches L.A., a prime locale for this subgenre. Of the 17 contributors, bestseller Michae... -
Loon - Jack McLean
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